Malcolm Reynolds

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Malcolm Reynolds is a male television character who features in Firefly.

Biography

Malcolm Reynolds was a male human born on September 20, 2486 in the time after mankind had made an exodus from Earth and colonised numerous star systems. (Movie: Serenity) It was said that he was raised on a ranch on the planet Shadow by his mother alongside forty hands. (Episode: Our Mrs. Reynolds)

The unit was mockingly also called the Balls and Bayonets Brigade. (Episode: Serenity)

Mal was hunted by one Unificator named Boss Moon after becoming captain of Serenity. Other Browncoats in the area tried to ignite a new war, and Mal had to get the Alliance to stand down. He was forced to join forces with Boss Moon to survive the danger they were in, and eventually, he surrendered to the Alliance. He was ordered to bring down his mother, Maude Reynolds, in exchange for his freedom. He failed to catch her, but the fact that he did bring down a corrupt sheriff led to him being temporarily made sheriff, with Boss Moon as his partner.

Mal found himself torn between his duties as Sheriff and his crew, even arresting them at one point. He was pitted against a new 'bandit king' who was causing trouble in the area. Eventually, he was pressed even more to choose, and ended up leaving the job behind to rejoin his crew.

In Serenity (film), Mal discovers the truth about the Miranda incident and the dispersal of Pax on the planet. He commits himself to getting the truth out and returns to the moon owned by Mr. Universe to broadcast the signal. The Alliance and The Operative attempt to stop him, but he manages to navigate the dangerous path to Mr. Universe's backup broadcast station and the tape is broadcast all over the 'verse. Sadly, the fight wounds the crew and costs the life of Hoban Washburne, Serenity's pilot.

Later, Mal is found by a group calling itself the New Resistance. They appear to be trying to start another war, but are really a group assigned by the Alliance to root out Browncoats. Mal manages to get through the trouble with them and leads the charge to save Zoe from the prison she was sent to in Serenity: Leaves on the Wind.

Mal is initially absent in the Return to Earth-That-Was comics, though he shows up during the arc and winds up butting heads with temporary captain Kaylee as the crew attempts to right things on Earth-That Was. By the time of Brand New Verse, Mal is conspicuously absent, with Zoe flying the ship as the last remaining crewmember.

Overview

Personality and attributes

He said himself that, "If the Wind blows Northerly, I go North.". (Episode: Serenity)

Some believed that even after the war that at heart he was still a soldier and a sergeant who was a man of honor that operated in a den of thieves. (Episode: Serenity)

Though having lost faith in religion, he retained a strong faith in humanity as he believed that River was human and not a living weapon. (Movie: Serenity)

Powers and abilities

He came to be the ship captain of a transport that was called the Serenity. (Episode: Serenity)

Notes

• Malcolm Reynolds was created by Joss Whedon where he was portrayed by actor Nathan Fillion and featured in the setting of the Firefly universe.
• In the Firefly Companion v1 (2006), Fillion shared his own views on the character stating that each member of his crew represented an aspect of his personality that he lost, " "In Wash, he has a lust for life and a sense of humor he's lost. In Jayne, he has selfishness. In Book, he has spirituality. In Kaylee, he has innocence. Everybody represents a facet of himself that he has lost and that's why he keeps them close and safe, and yet at arm's length."
• Writer said that the characters mission was, "It's just about getting by. That's always been the mission statement of what the show is — getting by."

In other media

Comics

Appearances

• Firefly:
• Serenity:

External Links

• Firefly Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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